Primary Identifier | MGI:3643534 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
Chromosome | 9 | NCBI Gene Number | 624219 |
Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 8.0.0) Predicted to enable hormone activity. Involved in several processes, including fat cell differentiation; regulation of primary metabolic process; and triglyceride homeostasis. Acts upstream of or within cell maturation. Predicted to be active in extracellular region. Orthologous to human ANGPTL8 (angiopoietin like 8). PHENOTYPE: Mice homozygous for a targeted mutation exhibit markedly reduced serum triglyceride levels. [provided by MGI curators] |